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Vermont’s new public retirement program may arrive before 2024 ends

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September 4, 2024

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Vermont’s new public retirement program may arrive before 2024 ends

Vermont’s new public retirement program, called Vermont Saves, may launch before 2024 ends.

The program wasn’t supposed to open until next July.

Currently, 88,000 Vermonters lack retirement plan access through employers. This new program will require all Vermont businesses that don’t offer plans to sign up, giving employees access to a Roth IRA.

State leaders in Colorado, Maine, and Delaware have either already launched or are currently launching similar programs. State Treasurer Mike Pieciak told us that Vermont is following in their footsteps sooner than anticipated. Back in April, Pieciak announced a partnership between Colorado and Vermont to help initiate the program.

The team believes that any Vermont business could sign up as soon as the program launches. Their original plan had businesses sign up in waves over an 18-month period.

Pieciak believes that getting Vermont Saves off the ground, potentially 7-8 months sooner than planned, may give Vermonters more time to add their accounts and build interest.

“Sooner is always better, period, but particularly here where you’re talking about retirement savings. We want people to start saving for their retirement, and the earlier that you do that, the more you’re going to earn in your retirement account. So there really is a value here for individuals to be able to start earlier,” said Pieciak.

There will be events across Vermont before the program fully launches. Once it goes live, there will be a 3-6 week period for businesses to sign on.

Vermont Saves will be required for businesses that currently don’t offer employees retirement plans or benefits. It won’t cost employers any money, and workers can decide to opt out.

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Essex Junction teen dies in Beltline crash

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January 16, 2025

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Essex Junction teen dies in Beltline crash

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An Essex teen is dead following a crash on Burlington’s Beltline, also known as Route 127.

Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad says it happened just south of the North Avenue interchange on Route 127 at around 5:30 p.m.

He says an Audi was speeding going southbound when it crossed the median and struck a jeep. The driver of the Audi, 18-year-old Mark Omand of Essex Junction, was killed in the crash.

The person driving the Jeep, 45-year-old Derek Lorrain of Burlington, had to be extracted from the car by the fire department and was sent to the hospital.

No one else was involved in the crash.

There were also reports of power outages in Burlington’s New North End at around the same time, but it’s unconfirmed if it was related to or caused by this crash.

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Former UVM President Thomas P. Salmon Dies at 92

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January 15, 2025

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Former UVM President Thomas P. Salmon Dies at 92

Thomas P. Salmon, who served as the 23rd president of the University of Vermont and who was twice elected governor of the Green Mountain State, died Tuesday, January 14, in a convalescent home in Brattleboro. He was 92.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in1932, Salmon was raised in…

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‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ is set at a fictional Vermont college. Where is it filmed?

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January 15, 2025

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‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ is set at a fictional Vermont college. Where is it filmed?

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It’s time to hit the books: one of Vermont’s most popular colleges may be one that doesn’t exist.

The Jan. 15 New York Times mini crossword game hinted at a fictional Vermont college that’s used as the setting of the show “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”

The show, which was co-created by New Englander Mindy Kaling, follows a group of women in college as they navigate relationships, school and adulthood.

“The Sex Lives of College Girls” first premiered on Max, formerly HBO Max, in 2021. Its third season was released in November 2024.

Here’s what to know about the show’s fictional setting.

What is the fictional college in ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’?

“The Sex Lives of College Girls” takes place at a fictional prestigious college in Vermont called Essex College.

According to Vulture, Essex College was developed by the show’s co-creators, Kaling and Justin Noble, based on real colleges like their respective alma maters, Dartmouth College and Yale University.

“Right before COVID hit, we planned a research trip to the East Coast and set meetings with all these different groups of young women at these colleges and chatted about what their experiences were,” Noble told the outlet in 2021.

Kaling also said in an interview with Parade that she and Noble ventured to their alma maters because they “both, in some ways, fit this East Coast story” that is depicted in the show.

Where is ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’ filmed?

Although “The Sex Lives of College Girls” features a New England college, the show wasn’t filmed in the area.

The show’s first season was filmed in Los Angeles, while some of the campus scenes were shot at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. The second season was partially filmed at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

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